When I attempt to add a SQL Server database to a website project (via add new items), I get the following error:
"Connections to SQL Server database
files (.mdf) require SQL Server 2005
Express or SQL Server 2008 Express to
be installed and running on the local
computer. The current version can be
downloaded from..."
This is despite having installed SQL SErver Express 2008 - and seeing it running under services.
A number of other instances of SQL have been on the machine in the past although they have been uninstalled.
I have tried reinstalling SQL & VWD several times to no avail.
Check the "SQL Server Instance Name" which is setup in:
Tools --> Options --> Database Tools --> DataConnections
Verify that the instance name matches your SQL08 instance.
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Can we connect VB.Net project o database that have been created in SMARTERASP?
I have tried once but it always appear error52.
error:52 - Unable to locate a local database runtime installation.
verify that sql server express is properly installed and that the
local database runtime feature is enable
sql server express local database runtime
sql server express local database runtime feature is enabled
Created a new database called Test, when I try to connect to the SQL Server database via Excel I can't see the Test database which was created, I can only see master, msdb, tempdb.
I'm running SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.
I am new to Server Management, requesting some help so I can consume the data in an Excel sheet.
Got it fixed.
MS SQL was installed on a differnet domain and had windows authenticaion
When accessing from excel there was no option to choose windows authentication using a different domain.
Solution - Created a MS SQL User ID and gave access to the required database
I can't download SQL Management Studio on my laptop, so I gave up trying. I already have my database (got it from elsewhere) and I cannot connect it to my Visual Studio. It keeps giving me this error...
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)
I am wondering if it is a MUST to have SQL Management Studio if I want to connect my databse to the website I created in Visual Studio? I assigned/connected my data source = localhost.
When I downloaded Visual Studio 2010, only 3 files were included in the SQL Server 2008 folder..."SQL Server Configuration Manager", "SQL Server Error and Usage Reporting" and "SQL Server Installation Center".
no you don not need the Business management studio it to connect to databases in VS2010.
you do need Sql Server however.
you can try installing SQL Express (which is free)
If you're trying to connect to a database already running on another machine, it sounds like you need the native client.
Download it from here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16978#SNAC
Here's the solution:
Click All Programs --> choose the Microsoft Server 2008 folder --> Configuration Tools --> SQL Server Configuration Manager --> SQL Server Services.
Now, make sure that the "State" of the SQL Server is "Running"
I am dealing with a weird problem in SQL Server 2008.
I previously had SQL Server 2005 installed on my local machine.
I have a backup of a SQL Server 2008 which has to be worked upon locally and then restored to the original database (work involves use of ad-hoc queries which is disabled on my server since it is hosted with an ISP.)
Problem:
The SQL Server 2008 is giving me the following error.
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
The media family on device 'D:\Data\F1\purt144_634889883032976839.bak' is incorrectly formed. SQL Server cannot process this media family.
RESTORE HEADERONLY is terminating abnormally. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 3241)
Questions:
Can 2 or more versions of SQL Server co-exist on same machine? If yes why is the server instance showing version no 09.XXX (in the right hand section for SQL Server Management Studio 2008) version for SQL Server 2008 being 10.XX.
What could possibly be the problem apart from database being corrupted or backward compatibility issues?
Thanks.
Yes, you can have many instances of the same or of different versions of SQL Server installed on the same machine; so you can have one or more instances of SQL Server 2005 along with one or more instances of SQL Server 2008 (or of any other versions of SQL Server).
0 (zero) or one of these instances will be the default (or unnamed) instance and all the others will be named instances.
When upgrading from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008, depending on the options chosen, an existing instance (possibly but not necessarily the default instance if it exists) could have been upgraded from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 or a brand new instance of SQL Server 2008 could have been installed alongside.
You should check the list of services to see the list of instances that you have on your machine. The SQL Server Configuration Manager that came with SQL Server 2008 will show you that under the SQL Server Services node.
The one with the name MSSQLSERVER will be the default or unnamed instance because you can connect to it without specifying its name. All the others will be named instances.
I'm trying to create a database within the app_data folder of an asp.net mvc project using the IDE, but i am getting a "Required Components Missing" message indicating "Connections to SQL Server files (*.mdf) requireSQL Express 2005 ....."
I am using
- Windows 7 Enterprise
- VS2008 Team System SP1
- SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition SP1
I have altered the database connection to use the default instance by setting to blank using
Tools -> Options -> Database Tools -> Data Connection : SQL Server Instance Name
I also note from the SQL Server Books Online that the user instance feature will be removed in the future, but for now it suits my effort in developing an application where a number of people are working on the project.
Has anyone managed to create a database in the same manner?
It appears Nerd Dinner has done so
The attached user-instance database in the App_Data will work only with a SQL Server Express edition - 2005 or 2008.
It does not work with a full SQL Server edition, like Web, Workgroup, Standard, Enterprise or Developer. It does not - no way - no trick to make it work - does not - period.
If you want to use that mechanism of attaching a user instance database in your App_Data folder, you must use SQL Server 2005/2008 Express.